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The government is setting its sights on unincorporated businesses that fraudulently took out Bounce Back Loans during the pandemic.
The Department for Business (DBT), the Cabinet Office and HMRC have established a pilot scheme to look for potential fraud committed by sole traders against the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS).
https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2024/jan-2024/bounce-back-loan-data-pilot-examines-sole-trader-fraud
Perm sec Peter Schofield tells MPs he doubts department can get back to pre-pandemic levels by 2027-28.
Senior officials at the Department for Work and Pensions have warned MPs the department faces an uphill struggle on fraud-reduction, with a return to pre-pandemic levels no longer expected within the next four years.
https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/dwp-fraud-uphill-struggle-benefits-universal-credit
Artificial intelligence could reduce the need for civil servants in areas such as fraud detection, help drive up wages and tackle the loss of institutional memory, a Cabinet Office minister has said.
https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/minister-talks-up-ai-potential-to-cut-fraud-detection-jobs-and-boost-wages
A fraudster who was caught by police making a ‘crudely executed’ attempt to take a driving test for someone else has been sentenced.
Officers from Nottinghamshire Police’s fraud team contacted staff at the Worksop Test Centre to alert them about a practical driving exam due to take place on 24 October 2022.
Doctors could be earning almost £1 billion from “ghost patients” after a fraud investigation into how many people were registered with GPs was halted.
There were almost six million more patients registered to a GP in England last year than the total population size of the country.
Patisserie Valerie is a British patisserie and café chain. In 2018, the company found itself at the centre of an alleged accounting scandal. In 2019, Patisserie Valerie announced that its board had been notified of accounting irregularities and potential fraud. The company went into administration, resulting in the closure of 70 stores and the loss of more than 900 jobs.
https://angle.ankura.com/post/102iskm/patisserie-valerie-how-the-allegations-unfolded?utm_source=mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_term=Criminal-Law&utm_content=articleoriginal&utm_campaign=article
Evidence involving Baroness Mone has been handed to the National Crime Agency (NCA) as it investigates allegations of PPE fraud.
The evidence is said to include texts and emails from senior officials and at least three ministers concerning the procurement of masks and gowns during the Covid pandemic.
Last month, a series of fraud investigations in the borough has seen four council-owned properties returned to Harrow Council – saving more than £350,000 of tax payer money.
https://harrowonline.org/2023/12/20/harrow-fraud-council-diverts-350000-as-four-properties-recovered/
Powys County Council has been accused of seeking to cover up irregular purchases made by a headteacher with taxpayers’ money for a barn he was converting into Airbnb accommodation.
https://nation.cymru/news/council-accused-of-trying-to-cover-up-school-fraud/
Just two per cent of Covid fraud tip-offs are being investigated, the government has admitted.
Around 98 per cent of claims phoned into the government’s coronavirus fraud hotline are not being actively pursued, ministers have said.
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